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Helping teachers to adopt inquiry-based methods in science classes

29/06/2015

Twenty inquiry- and assessment-based units, covering subjects in biology, chemistry and physics, have been developed as part of the SAILS project.
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Cosmic Light helps teachers to organise science workshops

28/06/2015

Science educators can apply for the Cosmic Light EDU kit until June 30, 2015. The kit is useful for teachers who want to organise workshops and raise awareness of the importance of light in our daily lives.
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Call for teachers' input on computer science competencies

26/06/2015

Teachers are invited to share their views on students' competencies in computer science, as part of a preparatory research activity for the 20th ACM Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITICSE2015).
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A new project wants to boost teachers' use of ICT

26/06/2015

An online self-assessment tool for teachers is being developed as part of the new MENtoring Technology-Enhanced Pedagogy (MENTEP) project, coordinated by the European Schoolnet.
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Integrating coding into schools' curricula

23/06/2015

Projects that stimulate students' and teachers' interest in computer coding and science were showcased at the European Coding Initiative workshop in Brussels on 9 June.
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Video competition for students on nanotechnology

22/06/2015

Students, aged eleven to eighteen, are invited to produce and submit short videos where they investigate the need for nanotechnologies in the future. Five of these videos will be showcased as part of the EU-funded project Nanodiode, and the producers of the best one invited to visit a nanotechnology laboratory.
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Sustain European Professional Development Sessions

19/06/2015

The SUSTAIN network is organising three European professional development sessions from September to December 2015. Participants are invited to share their knowledge in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Inquiry-Based Science Education (IBSE).
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Space awareness in European schools mapped

17/06/2015

How much emphasis is placed on space and astronomy in European curricula? The Space Awareness initiative, in which European Schoolnet is a partner, plans to shed light on that subject, by collecting information about countries' curricula and entry-points for space-related topics.
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University programme to get students "hooked" on science

16/06/2015

Queensland University of Technology opens its doors to trainee teachers and visiting students to get them excited about science and maths from an early stage. The university's programme, called Step Up, responds to a foreseeable shortage of teachers with a background in science-related subjects or mathematics.
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Send your out-of-this-world pictures into space

15/06/2015

Get your pupils excited about space travel with an artistic initiative to etch up to 3,000 pictures onto two plaques, which will blast off into space inside the Cheops satellite at the end of 2017.
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